Crazyflie AI-deck – with GAP8 RISC-V MCU & ESP32 Wi-Fi

Features

• Ultra-low-power GAP8 8+1 core RISC-V IoT application processor built for AI at the edge
• Ultra-low-power Himax HM01B0 320×320 greyscale camera to enable autonomous navigation
• ESP32-based NINA-W102 Wi-Fi module to stream images to PC
• 512 Mbit HyperFlash and 64 Mbit HyperRAM for faster speeds
• Ability to work standalone by powering the board through VCOM
• 2 x Cortex-M 10-pin JTAG Interface to program on the GAP8 and ESP32
• Can be easily mounted on the Crazyflie V2.1 with the 2 x 10-pin male headers
• Button connected to ESP32 for UART bootloader or other actions
• Green LED status indicators for GAP8 and ESP32

Description

Note

This product is in early access stage. It means that while the hardware is working and tested, the software is still pretty much work in progress. For more information see the early access description page.

Super-edge-computing on a 30-gram flying platform is now available!

With the GAP8 IoT application processor and the ULP camera, the Crazyflie is able to capture, analyze, and classify its environment. This lightweight and low-power combination opens up many research and development areas for the micro-sized Crazyflie 2.X UAV.

The AI-deck extends the computational capabilities and will enable complex artificial intelligence-based workloads to run onboard, with the possibility to achieve fully autonomous navigation capabilities. The ESP32 adds WiFi connectivity with the possibility to stream images as well as handling control.

Note

To program this board, a compatible JTAG programmer/debugger is needed. Check here. 

Block Diagram

Specifications

• Power supply 3V-5V @ VCOM up to 300mA
• wire memory for automatic expansion board detection UART connected between GAP8 and Crazyflie (RX1, TX1) UART connected between ESP32 (RX2, TX2)
• ESP32 sysboot pin connected to Crazyflie (IO_1)
• Reset to GAP8 and ESP32 connected to Crazyflie (IO_4)
• SPI between GAP8 and ESP32
• GAP8 (B1) -> ESP32 (GPIO_5) io
• ESP32 (GPIO_25) -> GAP8 (A13) io
• Weight: 4.4g
• Size (WxHxD): 30x52x8mm

Dimensions

Parts List

• 1 x AI-deck
• 2 x Long pin headers